The wife of King Henry I and the mother of the Empress Maud is a
woman and a Queen forgotten to history. She is frequently conflated
with her daughter or her mother-in-law. She was born the daughter
of the King of Scotland and an Anglo-Saxon princess. Her name was
Edith, but her name was changed to Matilda at the time of her
marriage. The Queen who united the line of William the Conqueror
with the House of Wessex lived during an age marked by transition
and turbulence. She married Henry in the first year of the 12th
century and for the eighteen years of her rule aided him in
reforming the administrative and legal system due to her knowledge
of languages and legal tradition. Together she and her husband
founded a series of churches and arranged a marriage for their
daughter to the Holy Roman Emperor. Matilda was a woman of letters
to corresponded with Kings, Popes, and prelates, and was respected
by them all. Matilda's greatest legacy was continuity: she united
two dynasties and gave the Angevin Kings the legitimacy they needed
so much. It was through her that the Empress Matilda and Henry II
were able to claim the throne. She was the progenitor of the
Plantagenet Kings, but the war and conflict which followed the
death of her son William led to a negative stereotyping by Medieval
Chroniclers. Although they saw her as pious, they said she was a
runaway nun and her marriage to Henry was cursed. This book
provides a much-needed re-evaluation of Edith/Matilda's role and
place in the history of the Queens of England.
General
| Imprint: |
Pen & Sword History
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
July 2023 |
| Authors: |
Joanna Arman
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
248 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5267-9422-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-5267-9422-5 |
| Barcode: |
9781526794222 |
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